Saudi Arabia

The pavilion unfolds as a site of reflection and response, shaped by research, programmes, and artistic interventions cultivated at Maghras, a farm and interdisciplinary community space in Al Ahsa. Once defined by water abundance, this ancient oasis has undergone ecological and social shifts that echo across agrarian landscapes worldwide. Structured as a transplanted Maghras—a unit of land demarcated by four palm trees—the pavilion symbolically frames the dialogues, material traces, soundscapes of field recordings, and speculative gestures emerging from the space. It invites audiences into Al Ahsa’s evolving agro-ecosystems, engaging with urgent questions of preservation, adaptation, and reimagination to cultivate a more restorative bond between people and ecology.